My first Post from my thread
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What a great movie! 1000 times the SW PM was. Worth every penny of the $250 I paid for my ticket!

Head Coach Mike Shanhan and Pro Bowler Ed McCaffrey from the Denver Bronco were there. I got the local movie reviewer to serve me a donut, but you want to hear about the movie. I won't ruin it, but let you know some general stuff.

First off the humor was SW humor, with no fart jokes. C3PO has a great scene in the arena to ease the tension classic SW style.

Second, for those who don't like Jar Jar wait until you see was GL does to him. His bluders in TPM were nothing to the trouble he causes. And he's only there for five minutes.

Third, Obi-Wan got a big laugh with "Anakin I sense you'll be the death off me."

Last and greatest there is a big twist ESB style. In the three years on the spoiler board no one even considered it. Classic, as the circle really is complete.

I loved every minute, but some stuff got cut that disappoints me namelyadme finishing 3PO and Anakin saying "He's Perfect". Also the "Don't call me Ani!" line didn't make it and that sucked.

You guys won't believe your eyes when you see it! Get back on the bandwagon we'll forgive you.

My Sixth Post
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Two more things I remembered that bug me.

After the opening crawl the screen drifts up instead of down. OT purist will hate that.

Also R2D2 doesn't get shot, but he's been shot in every even number episode. That's against SW tradition.

All though I throughly loved the movie I'll have to see it afew more times, before I can make that call. In the arena you' could see a hundred thing going on in one shot. Also I may notice story things I didn't before, so it needs to stand the test of time. As of right now it's AOTC, AOTC, AOTC, AOTC, but that is while I'm in my fanboy, just been EII devirginated 3 days early, happy dance joy!

CG Yoda works very well. I was one of the bashers who laughed at the CG Yoda seen in the trailers, but he looks better in the film. There's more shadow and detail in his face, and you'll like the way his ears wiggle just like in ESB. The fighting CG works too.

Well, the biggest doubt (or one of them) was the fighting Yoda. And I'm not sure if you saw the bootleg Celebration II footage of Yoda fighting, but if you didn't, DON'T. It will be worth it to see Yoda for the first time in the movie. I ruined it a bit because I saw the early Yoda fight footage so many times, which diminishes the effect.

You know... I am ashamed to say I can't remember much of what anyone else was doing while I was watching the movie. Screaming or talking or throwing food around me.. shrug. I was so in the moment. As I expressed in an earlier review I was giddy like a little kid watching his favorite movie.

"Last and greatest there is a big twist ESB style. In the three years on the spoiler board no one even considered it. Classic, as the circle really is complete."

I'm going to PM you, and guess at it. If I don't guess it, that means there is still a spoiler I don't know, and I will be a very happy man.

You care if I do that? I'm going to anyway because its eating at my insides. So...does this mean that Lucas kept the "big twist" away from even spies and script scalpers, and early press screenings, just to keep it secret?

Yes the bottom of it. MAce jumps out the box to the arena and throws off the cloak

2. Does Mace lose his lightsaber under the reek?

He drops it and Jango scrambles for it. Mace pulls it to him quicker, though. WHen Mace cuts off Jango's head, the next, quick shot shows the helmet flying. Maybe I imagined it, but I could swear I saw a blur (the head, presuably) fly out of it.

3. Does Mace force calm the reek?

No, but Anakin does.

About the slaughter scene:

1. How much is shown?

We see Anakin cut down three tuckens...not flying heads or limbs

2. Is Qui-Gon's voice the only one telling Anakin "no" or is there another? If there is another, is there any clue of who's it is?

QUi-Gon says "Anakin...Anakin!" (sounds just like the Anakin drop! line from TPM. Then a voice says noooo! ANd I think it;s Qui-Gon, but kind of fading away.

Go ahead Sabre Sparx, but I don't want to Homer Simpson it for you. I'll try to respond to all PM, but let me know to spoil or not. Also I need to go to bed soon for work tomorrow so hurry if you can't take waiting four days.

I'm currently ranking this movie above Empire in favorites. That may change but I doubt it. For me, the love story worked. Yes the lines were corny but think back when you were trying to impress someone when you didn't know what you're doing. Sounds just like Anakin. Hayden is great as Anakin...he can look mad and he can be whiny. Now we know where Luke got it. CG Yoda is brilliant....I plan on seeing this movie many many more times.

Nope, not that I remember. Anakin does, I think, it's hard to tell -- he sneaks up to the Reek slowly, not sure if he was using The Force or not

About the slaughter scene:

1. How much is shown?

2 Tuskens die right in front of your eyes. In less than 2 seconds. The last one, is the famous shot in the trailers....we never see the actual impact, but we get the idea. Also, the whole camp is disturbed like a hornet's nest, so we get the idea that they'll all be dead too.

2. Is Qui-Gon's voice the only one telling Anakin "no" or is there another? If there is another, is there any clue of who's it is?

That's the weird thing. Qui-Gon says "NO, Anakin, NOO!!" And then, there's one more final "NOOOO!!" I have no clue who it belongs to. It sounds very deep (like a Tusken Raider scream), but no way could a Tusken Raider scream in English.

I know one of the biggest complaint for TPM was the pacing and choppy editing (not entirely unwarranted), but THE_JEDI_MASTER's complaint is the first for the pacing of AOTC...does anyone else who've seen it feel the pacing was out of sync anywhere?